Spinning-ring holder



March 27, 1928. 1,663,620

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Patented Mar. 27, 1928. 2 1,663,620

UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

BENJAMIN L. BLOOM, OF SCRANTON, IPENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO COLLINSSUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPINNING-RING HOLDER.

Application filed June 6-, 1927. Serial N0.,196,831.

The present invention relates to spinning abutting said portions 12. Theportions 12 ring holders for spinning machines, and are not offset asusual, and in order to sup- 6O aims to provide a novel and improvedholder port the ring 7, lugs 13 are struck inwardly for a spinning ring.from the portions 12, and are inclined in- 5 Spinning ring holders whichare in prevailwardly, extending upwardly and inwardly ing use arecomposed of flat sheet metal rings so that their upper edges form seatsfor the or annular plates having upstanding porring 7. The lugs 13 arebent inwardly only 55 tions forming supports for the rings, saidslightly from the portions 12, so as not to portions being offsetoutwardly to receive occupy as much space as the usual ofl'sets, therings and to form seats or shoulders on and said lugs 13 formsubstantial supports which the rings seat. The traveller is confor thering 7 and will not be cut off by the stantly moving, during theoperation of the. contact therewith of the feet or ends of the 0machine, around the ring, and the ends of traveller 8. In using offsets,according to the traveller frequently contact with the the prevailingpractice, the offsets require supporting portions of the ring holder inmore space under the ring 7 than is required prevailing use, resultingin the supporting by the lugs 13, on account of the bending portionsbeing cut oil. The contact of the of the supporting portions, which isnot re- 5 traveller with the supporting portions also quired with thepresent construction, and creates additional tension upon the silk withthe use of the lugs 13 a neater conthread, causing excessive stretchingand struction is provided and the ring is also occasional breaking ofthe thread. accommodated and supported with a more The present inventionhas for an object snug fit. The feet or terminals 9 of the 7 to providea ring holder having novel suptraveller which move under the ring 7 mayporting portions to receive and support the also be made slightly longerthan usual,

ring in a manner which will avoid the ob thereby avoiding the jumping ofthe traveler jections incident to the use of the ordinary out of itspath owing to sudden additional or well known ring holders, and whichwill tension on the thread from a variety of also permit ofgreaterfreedom of movecauses, such jumping of the traveller being ment of thetraveller, as well as providing experienced with the construction oftravel- 30 other advantages. ler and holder as used heretofore. The in sThe invention is illustrated in the accom- 13 may also be bent inwardlyor outward y panying drawing, wherein to increase or decrease theprojection there- Figure 1 isa plan view of a. spinning ring, ofinwardly beyond the portions 12. partly broken away, assembled with theim- Having thus described the invention, what 35 proved holder. isclaimed as new is Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of l. A spinningring holder having up- Fig. 1. standing portions to receive a spinningring The spinning ring 7 is of usual construcbetween them, said portionshaving inwardtion, and the wire traveller 8 has downly struck lugs tosupport the ring. 40 'wardly offset feet or terminals 9 which move 2. Asheet metal spinning ring holder under the ring 7. havingupstandingportions to receive a The holder 10 comprises a fiat annularspinning ring between them, said portions plate or ring of sheet metalhaving an uphaving upwardly projecting instruck lugs standing annularflange 11 at its inner edge for supporting said ring. 4 to assist inguiding the traveller 8. The In testimony whereof I hereunto affix myholder 10 is provided at its outer edge with signature. 7

three upstanding portions 12 between which the ring 7 is disposed withits outer edge BENJAMIN L. BLOOM.

